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Reo Kurosawa

b. 1992

Japanese shogi player

Professional shogi player
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About Reo Kurosawa

Born 1992. Reo Kurosawa is a Japanese professional shogi player.

is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional Kurosawa was born on March 7, 1992, in Kumagaya, Saitama. He learned how to play shogi at when he was elementary school first-grade student at a local children's center. In 2001, he finished runner-up in the 26th as a fourth grader, and reached the semi-finals of the 27th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament held the following year as a fifth grader. As a sixth grader in 2003, Kurosawa tied for third place at the 2nd , and later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Michio Takahashi.

Shogi professional Promotion history The promotion history for Kurosawa is as follows: 6-kyū: September 2003 3-dan: October 2010 4-dan: October 1, 2014 5-dan: May 13, 2016 6-dan: March 18, 2021

Personal life On June 20, 2025, the announced on its official website that Kurosawa and women's professional Aki Wada had gotten married.

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Reo Kurosawa was born on 7 March 1992 in Kumagaya.

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Reo Kurosawa is Japanese.

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· Wikipedia: Reo Kurosawa

· Wikidata: Q18226385

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